Health News

U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to protect consumers from salmonella in raw breaded stuffed chicken products.

Province says people who don't pose threat to public safety will not be charged for mere possession.

Girls around the world tend to spend more time on social media than boys and it's hurting their mental health, says a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The federal government’s budget is setting aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare – a major financial commitment with the potential to have a wide-ranging impact on the country’s health-care system.

People unknowingly ingest microplastics from what we eat, drink and breathe. Some scientists fear exposure to microplastics could increase vulnerability to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. While possible links between microplastics and disease are not definitive, researchers are exploring some concerning hints.

A new virtual care project launched at a handful of Quebec hospitals allows patients to return home early while being monitored remotely through smart devices.

The Alberta government has launched a new payment model it says will allow nurse practitioners to set up their own practices, or work within pre-existing clinics, and get paid directly by the government.

Alberta authorities are investigating several cases of illicit meat slaughter and sale. That's leading to concerns about food safety.

After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.

Stages Nightclub in Kingston, Ont., must meet a list of specific conditions if it wants to host another foam party, following an investigation by public health officials into several cases of eye irritation.

Ontario says it will force employers to scrap requirements for sick notes as part of an effort to cut down on paperwork for family physicians.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that it has found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk.

Alberta's health ministry has determined that more than 40 medical clinics in the province are advertising membership fees for services, nearly a year after one such plan landed a Calgary clinic in hot water.

Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Ontario have started receiving letters from one or more hospitals in the region, notifying them that their information was likely stolen following a cyberattack last year.

Family doctors use national guidelines to decide whether and when to send their patients for routine cancer screenings — but experts say Canadians' lives are at risk because those guidelines use old data, lack expert advice, and are updated too infrequently.

A Quebec advocacy group for people with disabilities called 94 Quebec clinics that offer mammograms. Nearly half told them they couldn't accommodate people using wheelchairs.

Canada is losing its family physicians to burnout and it’s creating a primary care crisis. Can a new program that prioritizes family doctor recruits help solve the shortage? The National's Nick Purdon gets special access to Queen's University and Lakeridge Health’s medical school program to see how it is preparing preparing students for the realities they’ll face on the job.

An organization that represents Ontario doctors is expressing concern about what it says is a declining number of medical school students choosing family medicine.

Inuit leaders are concerned with the Trudeau government’s failure to spend any new money this year specifically on its goal of eliminating tuberculosis in Inuit regions by 2030. Advocates say budget 2024 was "a missed opportunity" and "a major disappointment" on that front.

Newly released documents highlight what provincial officials knew about the spread of COVID-19 in fall 2021.